35 So Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh , but he taxed the land in order to give the money at the command of Pharaoh . He exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land , each according to his valuation , to give it to Pharaoh Neco .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 23:35
Commentary on 2 Kings 23:31-37
(Read 2 Kings 23:31-37)
After Josiah was laid in his grave, one trouble came on another, till, in twenty-two years, Jerusalem was destroyed. The wicked perished in great numbers, the remnant were purified, and Josiah's reformation had raised up some to join the few who were the precious seed of their future church and nation. A little time, and slender abilities, often suffice to undo the good which pious men have, for a course of years, been labouring to effect. But, blessed be God, the good work which he begins by his regenerating Spirit, cannot be done away, but withstands all changes and temptations.